Holder.



PATBNTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

P. .1?. DENNING.

HOLDER.

APPLIUATION FILED sEPT.15, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

IIIII No. 798,601.' v PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

P. I'. DENNING.

HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l5. 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z.

UNTTEE STATES PATEN FFICE.

PATRICK FRANCIS DENNING, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Tatented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed vfjxtmnber l5, 1904. Serial NoE 224,554.

of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means which may be employed for holding various articles-as, for instance, engineers train-orders, hats, coats, towels, and the like.

The object is to provide simple articles of manufacture that will constitute efficient securing means for the things held, the parts being simple, easily assembled, and not liable to derangement.

In the form of device employed for holding coats and hats in public places-such as lunchrooms, restaurants, and the like-one of the features resides in novel means for locking the device upon the articles so held, so that they cannot be detached by an unauthorized person.

In the drawings constituting part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved holder. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same.y Fig. 43 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the housing and post with the cap and cam removed. Fig. 5-is a top plan view of the locking-sleeve. Fig. 6 is a view in elevation of the article when modified to form a trainorder or analogous holder. Fig. 7 is a side view of the same. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a hat-holder constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 1 l is a detail perspective view of the cam employed in this structure. Fig. 12 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line a; of Fig. 10. a holding device of the character-illustrated in Figs. 6, 7, and S modified by the employment of locking means of the character illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3. Fig. 14 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the base shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 13, together with the elements mounted thereon.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the dr-awings.

Referring to the embodiment illustrated in the first five gures, it will be noted that a base 10 is employed which is preferably Fig. 13 is a sectional view through made of fiat sheet metal and is adapted to be secured to a wall or other support by screws or similar fastenings l1. This base is provided at one end with an outstanding flange 12, provided with an upturned terminal 13, having an opening therethrough. In this opening is fitted a compressible buffer 14, preferably made of rubber and having its outer portion tted in a seat 15, formed by dei pressing the outer face of the upturned portion 13, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The end of the base opposite the flange 12 has a circular outstanding housing 16, provided with a hollow post 17 of less diameter than the housing and connected to the outer end thereof by webs 18. A movable clamp member 19 is pivoted, as shown at 20, between its ends within the housing, said member having a jaw or clamping-linger that projects from a slot 21, formed in the housing, the free terminal of the aw or finger being cupped inwardly, as shown at 22, said cupped portion coacting with the cushion 14 of the base, and thus holding the articles placed therebetween without injury. The portions of the member within the housing on opposite sides of the pivot 2O are offset to form fingers 23 and 24, which fingers project between the opposing edges of the webs 13 and on opposite sides of the hollow post 17. A cap 25 is revolubly mounted on the outer end of the post and surrounds the same, being of substantially the same diameter as the housing 16 and, furthermore, being located concentrically thereto. This cap is held in place upon the post by a collar 26, constituting a journal and having outturned annular fianges 27, that engage over the outer face of the cap and the inner face of the end of-the post. Located within the cap and carried thereby is a camplate 28, that is arranged to coact respectively with the fingers 23 and 24 of the clamp member, accordingly as said cap is rotated. It will thus be apparent that upon such rotation the inner portion of the cam will alternately bear against the opposite fingers, consequently swinging the free end of the clamp member toward and from the rubber cushion 14.

The article illustrated in the first five iigures of the drawings is intended primarily as a hat and coat holder for public places, and it will be evident that the article placed between the cushion and the free end of the clamp member can be securely fastened therein by the cam, which positively swings IOO IIO

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said member. In order, however, to prevent an unauthorized person removing the article, means are employed for locking the clamp member in its closed position. These means in the present instance are as follows: Within the post 17 is loosely fitted a cuff 29, the rear edge 30 of which is in the form of a cam that is adapted to bear'against the adjacent portion of the clamp member on the side of the pivot contiguous to the lower end. 0f the device. This cuff is provided with an inwardly-extending key-abutment 31 and also has a guard-flange 32 extending partially about the interior of the cufl and overlapping one end\of the abutment. A sleeve 33 is revolubly mounted within the collar 26 and has an outstanding flange 34 at its inner end. This sleeve is provided at its outer end with a cover portion 35, having a keyhole 36 therein that communicates with the interior of the sleeve, through which a key may be passed to the interior of the lockingcufl. With the parts as illustrated in Fig. 2 it will be evident that the cam edge bearing against the adjacent portion of the clamp member will prevent the opening of the jaw, and consequently will hold the cap and the cam carried thereby against movement. If, however, a key is inserted and the cuff turned., the cap may also be turned, thus opening the holder and releasing the article held therein. In this opening movement the key must be inserted beneath the guardflange 32 of the cuff and rotated until it strikes the abutment 31, whereupon the cufll can be moved. After such movement and subsequent to the opening of the holder the key is secured in the device by the guardfiange 32 and cannot again be removed until the parts are returned to their locked position. The operator therefore cannot unconsciously withdraw the key and leave the device unlocked. It will therefore/beV evident that the holder described is useful in restaurants, lunch-rooms, and similar public places for the reason that the articles held thereby cannot be purloined or displaced by an unauthorized person. The structure, moreover, is very simple,as the parts can be manufactured of sheet metal, and thereby made at small cost.

In Figs. 6, 7, and 8 a modified form of construction is illustrated which is particularly applicable for holding train-orders, though, perhaps, usefull for other purposes. The parts are analogous to those already described, with the exception of the locking means, which is of course eliminated. In

are located rubber buffers 14a. The housing is designated. by the reference-numeral 16 :and has projecting from its outer side a post 17 a. The clamping member 19ii is pivoted,

as shown at 20, within the housing and is provided with the same fingers 23L and 24a as already described. The free end of this member is preferably turned inwardly, as shown at 22a, and coacts with the rubber buffer, being provided with openings through which the pins 12a pass. A cap (designated 25a) is employed, this cap being journaled to the post by means of a rivet 26% A cam 28a, secured within and to the cap, coacts with the fingers 23'LL and 24a in the manner already described. Tt is believed that a description of the operation of this device is unnecessary in view of what is set forth hereinbefore. There are advantages for the structure when employed for the purpose stated in that the papers held cannot become readily detached, as they are impaled on pinsand will not become torn from said pins by draft created by speed when the cab-windows are open, for the reason that they are clamped between the free end of the clamp member and the buffers 14?. Moreover, the pinpoints being protected and covered will not scratch the workmen about the engine who may come into contact with the holder.

A very simple embodiment of the invention for use as a hat-holder in pews and similar places is illustrated in Figs. 9 to 12. In this structure a base 10b is employed, having a rubber cushion 14h at one end and a housing 16b at the other, this housing having its outer end closed by a wall 37. Slots 38 are formed in the outer portions of the side walls of the housing. A clamp member 19b is pivoted, as show n at 20", within the housing and projects therefrom, the free end of the projecting portion being turned backwardly, as shown at 22h, and coacting with the cushion 14h. Within the housing and journaled to the outer wall 37 thereof by means of a rivet 26b is a cam 28h, bearing against a rib 39, secured longitudinally upon the pivoted portion of the clamp member. The cam carries an outstanding operating-disk 25h, which projects from the slots 38 of the housing. It will be evident that when this disk is turned the cam will be rotated and alternately moved into engagement with the clamp member on opposite sides of its pivot, thus swinging the member into and out of coacting relation with the base. This structure takes up very little room, and thus is particularly adaptable for use in pews and other comparatively confined places.

Fig. 13 illustrates a holding device of the character shown and described in Figs. 6, 7, and S modified by the employment of the locking means illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5. As the parts are similar in each instance, they have been given similar reference-numerals, and no extended description of the structure or operation is believed to be necessary or desirable, as it would practically constitute a reiteration of what has already been set forth.

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construction, operation, and many advantages oi the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a clamp member pivoted between its ends,'of a rotatable cam7 said clamp member having its ends extending on opposite sides of the axis of rotation oi the cam and alternately engaged by said cam upon the rotatable movement thereof.

2. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a clamp member pivoted between its ends, of a rotatable cam, the pivot-axis of the clamp member and the axis of rotation of the cam being angularly disposed, said clamp member having its ends extending on opposite sides of the axis of rotation of the cam and alternately engaged by said cam upon its movement.

3. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a clamp member pivoted between its ends, of a rotatable cam, the pivot-axis of the clamp member and the axis of rotation of the cam being disposed in substantially right-angular relation, said clamp member having its ends extending on opposite sides of the axis of rotation of said cam and alternately engaged by a single portion of said cam upon its rotation to positively swing the clamp member in opposite directions.

4. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a clamp member pivoted between. its ends, of a rotatable cam, the pivot-axis of the clamp member and the axis 'of rotation of the cam being located in substantially the same plane, said axes being disposed in angular relation, said clamp member having its ends extending on opposite sides of the axis of rotation of the cam and alternately engaged by said cam upon the movement of the latter.

5. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a clamp member pivoted between its ends, oi a cam having a single portion alternately movable into engagement with the portions of the member on opposite sides vof its pivot as the said cam is moved.

6. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base having a housing, of a clamp member pivoted between its ends in the housing, a cam having a single portion `alternately movable into engagement with the member -on opposite sides of its pivot,

and an exposed actuating device connected with the cam.

7. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base, of a pivoted clamp member coacting with the base, a cap rotatably mounted on the base, and a cam secured to the cap and engaging the clamp member.

S. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base, of a pivoted clamp member coacting with the base, a cap rotatably mounted on the base, and a cam located within the cap and engaging the clamp member.

9. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base having a housing at one end, of a clamp member coacting with the base and pivoted between its ends in the housing, a cap rotatably mounted on the housing, and'a cam carried by and located within the cap, said cam coacting with the portions of the clamp member on opposite .sides of its pivot.

10. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a movable clamp member, of a revoluble cam for moving the member,

and means for locking said member against movement.

11. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a pivoted clamp member, of manually-actuated means engaging the member on opposite sides of its pivot for positively moving the same in opposite directions, and a lock 'for holding the member against pivotal movement.

12. In a holder of the class described, tho combination with a movable clamp member, of a revoluble cam for moving the. member, and meansseparate from the camior holding the member against movement.

13. In a holder of the class described, the

combination with a movable clamp member,

of a hand-operated cam for moving the member, and a key-operated cam for locking the member against movement.

14. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base, oi' a pivoted clamp member coacting with the base, a cam located over the pivoted end of the clamp member and coacting therewith to move the same, and a locking device engaging the pivoted end of the clamp member to hold the same against movement.

15. In aholder of the class described, the combination with a base having a housing at one end and a hollow post, of a clamp mem ber pivoted in the housing of the base, means for moving the clamp member, and a cam journaled in the post for securing the member against movement.

16. In a holder oi' the class described, the combination with a base having a housing at one end and a hollow post carried by the housing, of a clamp member pivoted within the IIO housing and having projections on opposite sides of the post, and a cam journaled on the post and bearing against the projections.

17. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base having a housing at one end, of a'hollow post located on the housing, a clamp member pivoted within the housing and projecting therefrom, said projecting portion coacting with the base, a cap journaled upon the post, a cam located within the cap and coacting with the portions of the clamp member located on opposite sides of its pivot, and a locking -sleeve rotatably mounted within the post and having a cam that engages the clamp member.

18. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a supporting member, of a clamp member mounted on the supporting member and having a portion movable into and out of coaction therewith, means for maintaining the clamp member in coaction with the supporting member, a cushion carried by one member and located at the place of coaction of said members, and a pin carried by one of the members, the other member coacting with the pin.

19. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a supporting member, of a clamp member mounted on the supporting member and having a portion movable into and out of coaction therewith, means for maintaining the clamp member in coaction with the supporting member, a cushion located at said point of coaction, and a pin carried by one member and arranged contiguous to the cushion, said clamp member a so coacting with the pin when in coaction with the cushion.

20. In a holder of the class described, the

combination with a base, of a clamp member pivoted to the base and having a free portion movable toward and from the same, a yielding cushion carried by the base and constituting a buffer against which the clamp member engages, and pins carried by the base and projecting toward the clamp member, said pins being located contiguous to the cushion.

21. In a holder of the class described, the

combination with a base having upstanding.

pins, of a clamp member pivoted on the base, said member covering the pins and having an inwardly-turned free terminal extending toward the pivot of `the clamp member and coacting with the pins, said terminal also coacting with the base and said pins projecting beyond the terminal portion beneath the clamp member.

22. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base having spaced outstanding pins, of a clamp member pivoted on the base and bearing against the lsame between the pins, said member extending over and covering the pins.

23. In a holder of the class described, the combination with a base having spaced outstanding pins at one end, of a yielding cushion located between the pins, and a clamping member pivoted to the other end of the base, said clamping member having a portion bearing against the cushion and covering the pins.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afHXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PATRICK FRANCIS DENNING.

Witnesses:

FREDERIC W. CLAUS, LIZZIE E. L. IIERRICK. 

